Central

The Ministry of Environment is the main body in charge of environmental planning, the laws and their application[1]. Furthermore, the Ministry of Environment delegates the management of subsidies to individual consultants, universities and consultancies, which, with the Lebanese private sector, have played a major role in the environmental sphere over the past 15 years. The planning, management and supervision of national projects which are funded by the State with development partners through the Council for Development and Reconstruction are all entrusted to the private sector[2].

Lebanon has been a party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since December 1994 (Law 359) and acceded to the Kyoto Protocol in November 2006 (Law No 738)[3].
Other competencies include:

• Ratifying environmental conventions and protocols;
• Issuing key environmental laws and decrees;
• Adopting key strategies for the well-being of the citizens;
• Supporting environmental governance;
• Protecting the natural resources of Lebanon;
• Reinforcing the management of environmental risks.
  
  
  
  [1] Ministry of Environment, organisational chart, available at the following address: http://www.moe.gov.lb/The-Ministry/Organizational-Chart.aspx (EN).
  
  [2] ‘Republic of Lebanon Country Environmental Analysis’, Sustainable Development Department (MNSSD) Middle East and North Africa Region The World Bank (2011), p. 59, available at the following address: http://www.policylebanon.org/Modules/Ressources/Ressources/UploadFile/2705_06,09,YYWB%20Country%20envi%20analysis%20June%202011.pdf (EN).
  
  [3] Internet site of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, available at the following address : http://www.moe.gov.lb/climatechange (EN).
  

Regional

Other than enforcing national policies and law, no competencies identified at the regional level.

Local ​

No competencies identified at the local level.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Environment

Sources

Ministry of Environment Work plan

Law No 690/2005